Florida Files

Officeholders

Laura Ward

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-28 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$937,726
Income listed$173,785
Real estate$0
Debts listed$239,739
Worth a look0

Net worth over time

2022: $937,726$937,72620222023: $976,066$976,06620232024: $930,914$930,91420242025: $887,093$887,0932025

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 100% $173,785 · Judicial Salary

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 2

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $937,726; listed items add up to $988,601

Reported net worth: $937,726. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $988,601. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($173,785) comes from Judicial Salary

Listed income totals $173,785 from 1 source. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2022 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Their campaign

Their companies

Other filings by Laura Ward

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-14$887,093
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-25$930,914
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-06-30$976,066
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-15—

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 13

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions
Their own money
$8,033 lent
Loans
$8,033 lent to the campaign

From the Division of Elections campaign finance database, retrieved 2026-10-10. Loans and interest aren't counted as raised. Search the records by candidate name · How this is counted

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,128,340 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $239,739 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $173,785 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T01:45:18+00:00
SHA-256
d5820dff2a9676222e0d309325cd2ff9f43c38df75ad64ce9ab094a0194b0684
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/02/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/02/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/03/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 04/29/26 — Returned Mail (not downloaded)